January 6, 2006: It looks like the next generation is growing up without the crippling prejudices of the current one. This is from 365Gay.com.

H.S. Seniors Overwhelmingly Support Gay Familiesby Doug Windsor, 365Gay.com New York Bureau, Posted: January 5, 2006 - 1:00 pm ET

(New York City) A national poll of high school seniors shows that young people are twice as likely as adults to support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
The survey was conducted by Zogby International for Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. The results, released Thursday, come at a time when conservative groups are trying to prevent the establishment of Gay Straight Associations at schools in a number of states nationwide.

Three-quarters of the high school seniors throughout the country favor the legal recognition of same-sex relationships, either as marriage or civil union.

The survey found that three in four seniors oppose a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Sixty-three percent support adoption by gay couples.

This was the eighth annual Hamilton Youth Poll and comes as many high school seniors prepare to become first time voters in November 2006.

One thousand high school seniors from across the U.S. were contacted by phone for the study of attitudes on abortion, guns and gays. The poll was funded by Hamilton College’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percent.

As I always say, the world only turns forward.

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